The rut will be in full swing in the VERY near future. I harvested a 165lb (dressed) 8 pointer on Wed 22 Oct. His neck was swollen and he came in to some doe bleats and trais end 307. He followed the scent right to the wick and I put it right through his heart. As I was eviserating him I had a 6 pointer charge into the sound of me moving around in the leaves. He was looking for something. He left and came back three times, each time is was as I was rustling the leaves. Now is the time to be in the woods and calling because they are starting to respond.